Kasamatsu's black silk

Hello everyone, my name is Tachibana Nazu, and I am studying at Kaicho High School in Kanagawa Prefecture this year.

For some reasons, there was a subtle gap between me and my boyfriend who only dated during the summer vacation, so I came to the mountain homestay where his club was training in the name of a part-time job (provided by a friend), and met face-to-face after a week. After a simple conversation with Kasamatsu, I felt that my relationship with Kasamatsu-san had returned to its original state. Just when I felt relieved and relieved, my friend suddenly appeared and accused me of being too naive.

"You won't forget what your purpose of coming here is, right? Tachibana Tsu."

Isn't the purpose of my coming here to meet Kasamatsu-san?

After reviewing all the things that happened a week before and after in a very short time, I am sure that the purpose of my coming here is indeed not wrong, but my friend's attitude is extremely firm. In the face of her self-confidence, I have no way to be confident. .

So, I asked in a low voice... Oh no, I asked for instructions:

"Um... don't you want to meet Kasamatsu-san?"

"idiot!"

Well, it was rejected.

I shrank my neck in my friend's voice, lowered my head and carefully raised my eyelids to look at her, pretending to be a pitiful face, it seemed that I couldn't win her sympathy.

She stretched out her right arm straight forward, and pointed her index finger mercilessly at the center of my brow.

"You came here to seduce Kasamatsu-san! Don't tell me to forget it!"

Eh?etc?Ehhhhh?Wait, wait a minute!

My friend, what are you talking about in broad daylight!

I was taken aback by the sudden speech. Even though I knew no one else was around, I jumped up and stretched out my hand to try to cover my friend's mouth to prevent her from saying something more scary, but my friend's reaction was much faster than mine. She She pushed me away neatly, and even her hand was slapped away by her.

"Okay, it hurts! What are you doing!"

"This is the question I want to ask, what are you doing here?"

"Of course I'm going to pounce on you!" I stared at her with wide eyes, "Restrain yourself in broad daylight! Saying such scary things...Fortunately, no one is around..."

"It's scary, isn't it true?"

"That's not true!"

Yes, how could it be true!My heart was roaring at the same time.Of course, it's not that I don't remember what my friend said to me the day before I came here, but wasn't it a joke?Are you making an exaggerated joke?It's not that I'm personally not interested in Kasamatsu-san's reaction, but...

Can't do it, okay? Absolutely can't do this kind of thing!

And compared to these important things that don't seem to be too important, I care more about——

"Can you tell me why you're here!?"

"Hmph, what a stupid question. This is my uncle's homestay, why can't I be here?"

ok... ok...

Choking too hard to refute, I swallowed.Thinking about it carefully, my friend did not say that I should come alone, but that I should come to work part-time, but, but... To paraphrase Kasamatsu-san’s words——Can’t you let me know before you come!I'm going to be scared to death by you!

What?Isn't that what Kasamatsu-san said?It's almost the same meaning, but it's fine!

"If you think about it with your toes, you know it's impossible to let you come here alone. It's too worrying. Of course I have to come and see in person." The friend said, gracefully pulling the hair behind the ear, "This kind of thing is not important , before taking care of me, you should worry about yourself first, what are you going to do afterwards?"

"What, what should I do..."

"Of course it's about the night."

My friend took the mobile phone from me, and handed it back to me after performing some operations very skillfully. What was displayed on the screen was the content of the text message I just sent her, which happened to say that Kasamatsu-san asked me to meet at night Text.

What are you going to do?

I held my mobile phone in a daze, and when I was invited by Kasamatsu-san, I just felt very happy. I was very happy to have time alone with Kasamatsu-san, and I could talk to him well, and I wanted to get in touch with him.Not talking or seeing each other for a week is a very common situation before dating. I didn't feel so difficult before, but for me now, it is really indescribable pain.

So, apart from being happy, I have no extra expectations.

...is it true?

"I think it's a great opportunity."

I heard the sound and looked up at my friend who smiled softly. Her palm covered the screen of my mobile phone.

"Natsu, listen to me, tonight you—"

——First of all, dress yourself well before meeting.

This requirement is a little difficult for me.

Before I came here, I was only thinking about working part-time and meeting Kasamatsu-san. The clothes I carried were light clothes that were more convenient for activities. I didn’t have any cute clothes, so I was wearing a short T and denim shorts. After thinking about it for a while, I asked my friend to borrow cosmetics and put on some light makeup. After seeing that the time was almost up, I brought the cold drink that I had made in the afternoon to the agreed place.

I thought I'd come early, but Kasamatsu-san was waiting at the entrance on the first floor earlier than me.

As if sensing my presence, Kasamatsu-san, who had been slightly lowering his head and wondering what he was thinking about, suddenly raised his head and looked towards me. The moment his eyes met, I saw the surprise in Kasamatsu-san's eyes, but soon, It disappeared from there like a phantom that I had misread.

Kasamatsu-san made a fist with her right hand and put it to her mouth, coughing lightly.

"Well, are you here?"

"Ah, um... let me keep you waiting."

Infected by the nervousness in his tone, I took a breath and immediately bowed reflexively, my cheeks became hot unconsciously, but when I noticed that Kasamatsu-san's face was also a little red, I always felt that most of the tension had disappeared .

I'm not alone in feeling shy.

Thinking of this, I heard someone next to me laughing.

...It looks like a member of the Haichang basketball team who happened to pass by here.

As soon as I turned around, I faced Yutaka Moriyama, who was blushing from a suppressed smile. Although his eyes wandered immediately, it could not be used as an effective cover at all, and he was not alone: ​​Hiroshi Kobori, Mitsuhiro Hayakawa, Ryota Kise ...Haichang's first-choice team members are all here.

"You, why are you here... Didn't you say you're going back to rest!"

"I'm going back to rest~ I'm just a little worried about our captain, so I just came out to see you~"

"...Senior Moriyama, your tone of voice at the end of your sentence is a bit..."

"What, Kise, aren't you curious too?"

"Eh? I'm alright? It's obviously the seniors who dragged me out!?"

...Kise Ryota-kun who specializes in selling teammates, your seniors are staring at you.

"Whatever you want! I'm fine, don't worry! Go back quickly!"

Inexplicably shaken, Kasamatsu-san's face was several times redder than before. Unfortunately, he obviously has no deterrent power at all. Even Yutaka Moriyama just pretended to be aggrieved, but in fact With a very satisfied look, he hooked Kise Ryota's neck and walked into the house.

At the end, he still did not forget to tease Kasamatsu-san: "Come on~ Captain."

"Crap!"

Mitsuhiro Hayakawa, who didn't quite understand what was going on, said goodbye to Kasamatsu-san and me in a loud voice and followed Moriyama into the house. Hiroshi Kobori, who was walking at the end, gave us an embarrassed smile, and while Kasamatsu-san wasn't paying attention, he said goodbye with his mouth. The model said to me——【Please come on】.

Suddenly moved!Thank you Kobori-kun, the good man who has been providing me with information, for your support, I will do my best!

"That group of people is really..." Muttering in a low voice, Kasamatsu-san confirmed that they were all out of sight, then scratched his hair and walked in front of me, "Sorry for scaring you, right?"

I shook my head.

"No, Kasamatsu-san, don't worry about it."

"Uh, is that...?"

"Huh?" Feeling that Kasamatsu-san's reaction became strange for a moment, I tilted my head, "What's wrong?"

"No, it's just the name...No, nothing! Let's go?"

Before I could say yes, my wrist was pulled, and I was taken away from the place by Kasamatsu-san.

Walking out of the gate and going around the house for half a circle, we came to a place like a small garden near the B&B. I don’t know if it’s because of a small pond. The summer night wind felt quite cool on our body, and the reflection on the water surface Although the stars and the moon in the sky are constantly being stirred up by the breeze, they are still wonderfully calming.

"Sit there for a while?"

"OK, all right."

Thanks to Moriyama and the others, there is no tension in the conversation at the beginning. In the dim light, even the blush on Kasamatsu-san’s face is hard to detect, and the side face that has become more handsome and serious grabs my heart instantly. .

I nodded quickly and sat down on the bench with Kasamatsu-san.

——If you want to sit side by side, remember to sit on his left.

My friend's second suggestion, I only recalled it after I sat down in a panic. Although it was a bit late, I went to confirm the positions of me and Kasamatsu, and found that I was still sitting on the left by accident. tone.

——Then, naturally handed him what was in his hand.

"Well, um, Kasamatsu-san has been training hard all day, right?" I was reviewing my friend's words in my head, I didn't dare to look at Kasamatsu-san's face, and handed over the thermos that I had been holding in my hand until now, "Afternoon I borrowed the kitchen to make some drinks during the break, and I chilled them properly, so it should be good to drink in this kind of weather.”

"You must be very tired from working part-time, right? You still have to worry about me..."

"I'm also happy to make something for Kasamatsu-san, so it's okay!"

"Really?" Kasamatsu-san's voice from next to him was obviously smiling, and the weight in my hand was much lighter—it seemed that he took the bottle, "Thank you."

"you're welcome."

I stared at the hand that was put back on my lap, hoping from the bottom of my heart that there would be a mirror so that I could confirm whether my current expression was weird and peeping...ah no, I secretly observed Kasamatsu-san's reaction, you must know me I can't really look at his face now.

Especially when I think of what I have to do later.

... Then, what are you going to do next...?

——Chat casually with him about daily topics, and lean towards him calmly during the process.

Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk... how to find a topic!daily topic?Eh?Casually?Eh?Have no idea!Obviously I'm usually not good at talking, or at least not taciturn, but now I want to let Kasamatsu-san and I chat about something casually, my mind is unexpectedly blank.

I can already hear my friends pointing at my nose and yelling at me as a useless thing in the near future, what should I do!

"Natsu?" I was taken aback by my wandering mind, I didn't care about embarrassment or nervousness, I turned my head to the right reflexively, and clearly saw Kasamatsu-san's worried face under the moonlight, "I've been silent since just now... Is it really because you are too tired from working? I'm sorry to call you out so late..."

"No, no, no, no! Not tired! Not tired at all!" I shook my head desperately, "I was just thinking about something! That... Kasamatsu-san asked me out, and I was still distracted, really sorry……"

"Thinking about something?"

"This, this is..."

I seem to be talking too much that I shouldn't say.

Fortunately, Kasamatsu-san didn't care too much. Seeing that I was hesitating, he smiled and changed the topic.

"Don't say anything you don't want to say. And I'm the one who needs to apologize. It's obvious that I asked you out but kept silent. Does it bother you? I'm sorry."

"Without this incident, I'd be happy to be alone with Kasamatsu-san...! So don't... apologize..."

This circular apology made me tongue-tied. Compared with what Kasamatsu-san said, the fact that our conversation has been stuck in place and unable to move forward is what bothers me more. exit.

...because of my bad motives.

Not just being encouraged by my friends, but when I was sitting next to Kasamatsu-san, I really felt that the impulse in my heart was stronger than I imagined.

I want to know what Kasamatsu-san thinks.

Also, the reason for pushing me away that night.

(Kasamatsu-san, is it really because I am not attractive?)

Wanting to reassure him, whether the answer is yes or no, I want to know the truth.

For this reason, I had to try to bring up what happened that night first, but according to my friend, bringing it up too abruptly would be counterproductive, so I began to think hard about how to bring up the topic naturally, not wanting to be surprised by Kasamatsu-san. Unexpectedly, I spoke first.

"Actually... I want to talk to you about what happened that night."

"That evening?"

It's not that I didn't understand what day he was talking about, but I subconsciously asked back.

Suggestions from friends could no longer appear in my thoughts, I almost forgot to breathe, I just stared blankly at Kasamatsu-san's face until he turned his head to the other side to avoid my sight.

"Just, that's...that..."

Hesitating, what exactly do you want to say?

Anxiety was throbbing and swelling in my heart, and there were buzzing sounds in my ears, which made my head hurt from the noise.

Why look away?

Why did you bring up the topic but didn't talk about it?

Why……

Don't look at me, Kasamatsu-san?

"Kasamatsu-san."

When I came back to my senses, I had already reached out and grabbed his sweater jacket, forcing him to turn his head towards me.

"...please look at me carefully, okay?"